Opinions Please!

Hold on a minute. Breathe. You need to organize yourself to look at what credits you have, what can transfer to whatever school you choose, and a better laid out plan to get there.

Most colleges have academic advisors as well as guidance counselors. Before you get once ounce more of student loan debt, you need to have a meeting with them. You need to discuss what you have, what you need, and a realistic goal.

With that being said, it is glaring out at me--and we do not give medical advice per TOS, however, make an appointment with your MD. Get a referral to someone who can test you for ADHD and other learning issues. This can also be an adult issue, and not just a kid problem.

The other issue I see is that you may not want to be a "bedside nurse" however, a number of your clincals will be just that. Bedside nursing. And that may or may not be what you are looking for.

You mention case managment. That can often be accomplished by a licensed social worker degree. Some LPN's are in fact case managers, however, you often need the bedside experience to be able to be hired.

You can and should hone in on your likes/dislikes and see what you can come up with. Often, one has enough credits to at least get a liberal arts degree, and then go from there. Then you can research if you want to get certified in case managment, certified in some other thing that you would enjoy.

I would also look into phlebotomy, ekg, EMT....more of a vocational route. Personally, I can say I do hands on much better than books.

Best of luck to you in your endevours, and keep us posted!

Good morning jadelpn. Thank you for reading and replying to my post. I did spoke with a guidance counselor and I am close to getting a liberal arts degree. I guess I feel the pressure of finishing something because Ive been in school for so long. I will definetly look into Social Work. I actually never thought I would have ADHD I just always thought I was unmotivated or lazy or tired or just all the above! Hah! Anyways, Im breathing. I do have an appointment with a guidance consuelor again next week and see what she says. I guess because Ive spoken to alot of people who did the Kaplan LVN program recently its been nagging at me to see it and try it out. I'm still on the fence on things but it is kinda daughting to add more student loans to my plate. I will definetly keep you posted. Thanks so much.

This is your life we are talking about, don't let anyone "nag" you into your educational choice.

Have you seen a community college counselor? Concordia/Kaplan will cost much more than a local junior college.

You will have to pay your dues at the bedside to use your degree in other areas. If you feel you are not able to spend 3 -5 years doing so, pursue other areas.

Whatever you decide to do, you need to brush up on your writing skills. How you present yourself with the written word is crucial to your success. I am NOT picking on you, but your post contains many errors that are easily corrected by spell check.

Good luck, let us know how it's going.

Hi Been there, done that,

I know, I apologize for the huge paragraph with many spelling and grammer errors.

So I have scheduled myself with my CCs counselors to see what I can do to improve myself in my academic career. I will be talking to her on Wednesday. I hope there is someone I can get out of this hole that I have created and can't seem to get myself out.

Pursuing nursing is something I am still intrested in. I can handle bedside for a few years. It's not something I would want to do all my life because I would like to specialize at some point.

Thank you for your input. I guess I was feeling the pressure on finishing and just get it done because everyone of my friends is done with college and Im still here stuck at square one.

Thanks again! =)

In my experience, the way the.CCs make their money is through QUANTITY --- of students, of re-takes. When I finally decided to go for the gusto and finish.my degree, I took matters into my own hands. While I heard both out, I found that many of the students were more helpful than the ******* nursing advisors at my school. You will need a PLAN for success. A good network of.support and low work demands. Good luck, you can do it!!!